''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family

Pimelodidae The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes ( order Siluriformes). Taxonomy The family Pimelodidae has undergone much revision. Currently, it contains about 30 genera and about 90 recognized and kno ...

native to

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and South America.

Species

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Pimelodus absconditus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''

Pimelodus albicans ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienn ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1840) * ''

Pimelodus albofasciatus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Mees, 1974 * ''

Pimelodus altissimus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942 * ''

Pimelodus argenteus The Pemecou sea catfish (''Sciades herzbergii''), also known as the flapnose sea catfish, the mud cuirass, or the gillbacker, is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the g ...

'' Perugia, 1891 Rocha, M.S. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2014)
Taxonomy of ''Pimelodus brevis'' Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), an uncertain species from the rio Paraná basin.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (4): 755-760.'' * ''

Pimelodus atrobrunneus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienn ...

'' Vidal & C. A. S. de Lucena, 1999 * ''

Pimelodus blochii ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Valenciennes, 1840 * ''

Pimelodus britskii ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Garavello & Shibatta, 2007 * ''

Pimelodus coprophagus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' L. P. Schultz, 1944 * ''

Pimelodus fur ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' ( Lütken, 1874) * ''

Pimelodus garciabarrigai ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' Dahl, 1961 * ''

Pimelodus grosskopfii ''Pimelodus grosskopfii'FishBase''. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003) Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)., p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the ...

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, 1879 * '' Pimelodus halisodous'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * ''

Pimelodus jivaro ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Pimelodidae native to Central America, Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' María de las Mercede ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942 * ''

Pimelodus joannis ''Pimelodus joannis'' is a species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae (the long-whiskered catfishes) endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Tocantins river basin. This species reaches in TL. References joannis Joannis is a given name. ...

'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * '' Pimelodus luciae'' M. S. Rocha & F. R. V. Ribeiro, 2010 Rocha, M.S. & Ribeiro, F.R.V. (2010)
A new species of ''Pimelodus'' LaCépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Itacaiunas, rio Tocantins basin, Brazil.
''Zootaxa, 2343: 57–65.'' * ''

Pimelodus maculatus ''Pimelodus maculatus'FishBase''. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003) Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)., p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Fr ...

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, 1803 * ''

Pimelodus microstoma ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

, 1877 * ''

Pimelodus multicratifer ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & Oyakawa, 2011 Ribeiro, F.R.V., Lucena, C.A.S.d. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2011)
A new species of ''Pimelodus'' La Cépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, Brazil.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (1): 127-134.'' * ''

Pimelodus mysteriosus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Azpelicueta, 1998 * '' Pimelodus navarroi'' L. P. Schultz, 1944 * ''

Pimelodus ornatus ''Pimelodus ornatus'', also known as the ornate pimelodus or the ornate pim, is a fish in the family Pimelodidae. These fish can grow from 24 to 28 cm. Habitat These fish live in the countries of: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname ...

'' Kner, 1858 * ''

Pimelodus ortmanni ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Haseman, 1911 * '' Pimelodus pantaneiro'' Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007 * ''

Pimelodus paranaensis ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' ( Valenc ...

'' Britski & Langeani, 1988 * ''

Pimelodus pictus ''Pimelodus pictus'', also known as the pictus cat or pictus catfish, is a small ( TL) member of the catfish family Pimelodidae, native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins and commonly kept as a pet in freshwater aquariums. Pictus catfish ar ...

, 1876 * ''

Pimelodus pintado ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Azpelicueta,

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Pimelodus platicirris ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' Borodin, 1927 * ''

Pimelodus pohli ''Pimelodus pohli'' is a species of catfish belonging to the family Pimelodidae. It is only found in the São Francisco River, Brazil, and its tributaries. Smaller, younger members of this species (under standard length) have the grey body mark ...

'' F. R. V. Ribeiro & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2006 * ''

Pimelodus punctatus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' ( Valenc ...

'' ( Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) * ''

Pimelodus quadratus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * ''Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencienne ...

'' P. H. F. Lucinda, F. R. V. Ribeiro & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2016 Lucinda, P.H.F., Ribeiro, F.R.V. & Lucena, C.A.S. (2016)
''Pimelodus quadratus'', a new long-whiskered catfish from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 337-345.'' * '' Pimelodus stewarti'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * '' Pimelodus tetramerus'' F. R. V. Ribeiro & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2006

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2351495 Catfish genera Freshwater fish genera Pimelodidae Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède